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LANSING — Michigan lawmakers are waiting a day to hold an initial vote on giving $195 million in state money to help Detroit emerge from bankruptcy while keeping the city under state oversight for decades.

The Republican chairman of a House committee plans to vote on the 11-bill package Wednesday to allow more time to review a number of changes being made. City unions oppose provisions in the legislation that aren't part of a deal brokered with bankruptcy mediators.

The legislation commits $194.8 million to help prevent steeper cuts to retiree pensions and the sale of pieces at the Detroit Institute of Arts. Foundations and the museum have pledged hundreds of millions of dollars, too.

Gov. Rick Snyder says he wants the bills on his desk in June.

On Tuesday, Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan told Michigan legislators that he supports legislation to help Detroit emerge from bankruptcy, but he wants a role for the City Council on a financial oversight board.

Testifying before a House committee, Duggan said a deal to prevent steep cuts to city retirees is the best he's seen for pensioners. The bills pledge $195 million in state money to join commitments from foundations and the DIA to also prevent the sale of city-owned art.

Duggan asks legislators to clarify how Detroit could move to "non-control" if its budget is balanced for three years. He and City Council President Brenda Jones also urged legislators to put a City Council appointee on the oversight commission.

The bills now call for a mayoral appointee but otherwise only state appointees.